Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-26
LXI. NEW SERIES VOL. NNXUI BUI

broken some nan mic from tlle village.
The dry covering to Il barrel of liquor was
found near one of the wheelbarrows.--
Last Friday night eight couples of young
people went in a four hand team to Bolton
Falls for ride and basket picnic. They
report fine time. Mr.. and Mrs. +. II.
Perry and family from Montpelier are visit
ing at DR.. L. NJ. Powers, who with Mr.
Perry and their families visited Bolton Falls
Saturday and returned home before seven
o'clock DR. A. s. Sheppard and wife
from Washington, D. c., are the guets of
Miss Persis Browning, also Mrs. Ross
Browning and daughter from Brooklyn, n.
Y, are visiting at the same place. .---Elisha
Andrews is very sick, and doubts are enter
taned of his recovery.
HUNTINGTON.
At the close of the forenoon services last
Sunday at the North village, the collection
amounted to 50 80 for foreign missions.
THE potato crop in this vicinity will be
| light. Butter sold from Is to % cents
at Richmond last Monday. Professor
White, from the West is visiting relatives
and friends in town.
ST. GEORGE.
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Chandler with
their daughter, Maud, from Hackensaci,
n. j., are at Ray o. Castles. Mrs. Castle
is sister of Mrs. Chandler and are daugh-
ters of the venerable Harry Sutton who
has been quite feeble for long time being
a great care to Mr.. and Mrs Castle
Mrs. j. NJ Isham, with her daughter An
ME, is spending "A few days in town with.Mr.
and Mrs. Tilley. Annie is somewhat inn
proved in health since coming to st.
| George.--J. G. Downer is suffering with
| what threatens to be an attack of bilious
! fever. Frank Hinsdill has been in Cana
da looking after some horses to buy
Mrs, Aurora Lockwood, widow of the late
Reuben Lockwood, is spending some time
with her daughter Mrs. Edward Isham
Miss Elisa c. lsham has situation a:
teacher in the Winooski school, to which
place she will go i'll about two weeks
The death Of our venerable townsman. G.
s. Hinsdill, seems to be but matter o
time, having already lived % days withou
nourishment. .--Wescott's band have re
Gently received new instruments. Now i
they could get new uniforms they woulC
make more creditable appearance on the
street.-Mrs Abigail Tilley has gone t,
Shelburn to spend a week or two in thu
care of a little granddaughter at her son
Herrick's The little stranger put in
claim for support on the 18th and tn,
claim was Immediately allowed.
wEsTFoRD.
Rev. B. S. Adams has returned from hi
rural trip and preached at the Congrega
tional church Sunday DIR. Peck of Wi
nooski, made his brother here a brief visit
The creameries paid their patrons =
cents hundred for their July milk -
son Of Peter King, about II years of age
was thrown from the wagon on his way t,
the creamery with milk and was iniure,
so as to affect his memory. a day later h
had not fully recovered.
A very fine game of base ball wa
played at East Bolton on Saturday last be
tween the home team and the Jonesvill
mines and it resulted in favor of the Jones
Vile mines As to 12 Charles Perkins wa
umpire, j. H. Sales captain and scorer
Joneville has Il very fine nine, and tney hav
done some very good playing. &c
w. Stevens q Co., are now doing
very large lumber business, running thei
mill night and day and are unable to fiji
} their orders at sight is great com
/, plant among the farmers that the prospec
is that there will be a very light potat
crop, lighter than was ever known. !
large crop of hay has been cut and goo,
crop of oats Men from New Hamp
: shire have been here buying young cattl
: and paying good prices.
WILLISTON
There was a game of base ball at the ''de
pot" Saturday between the Willston min
and the second nine of Hincsburgh, whic
resulted in II score of 26 to in favor of tn
former IA large crop of potato bug
f and IA small crop of potatoes is the tai
among farmers. Rev. Mrs. Whitney c
st. Johnsbury preached the sermon at tn,
Congregational church Sunday.--Thel
will be a free illustrated lecture at the Cor
gregational church next Sunday evening o
t Life in India and Ceylon'' by Mr.. Leitcl
s Il returned missionary.
I Vergennes.
Col. j. H. Lucia and family broke cam
j Friday at Fort Cassin. Eight minister
$ were. present at the friends quarterl
: meeting South Starksboro. Miss Alic
Hinman, who has been so seriously i'll a
Mrs. Wheeler's is improving. IAN eA
r cursion to Providence island will com
off next Thursday, the 25th, by tn
S Baptist Sunday school and society. Tn
, steamer A. Williams will come up tn
h.
n All Vergennes has been, is now, or wi
- go into camp this season. go. The fam
lies of John W. Ross of Rutland and f. 4
Goss of Nergennes are camping at Nil
5 point IN &. f. O. kimball's new cottae
;. .....The Monkton Ridge Sunday -schot
20 have picnic the 23d on the lake.
Q Butter has advanced to 81 cents for 81
Il lections. THE steamer A. William
II has been chartered to take the Brdpol
= Sunday schools on a picnic Wednesda
: next by way of Willsboro point to Bu
g lington......M Miss Frank Taggart has r.
y turned from her visit to her brothe
d Midas Taggart of Burlington .....R. {
e Goodale of Addison contemplates a Wes
|. ern trip, including ST. Louis during I'll
4 Grand Army encampment and will spen
u u the winter in a milder climate.
u Mr.. &. q. Bascom OF Orwell who was
d badly gorcd by a bull, is improving
II The Baptist society of Panton conten
7, plate uniting with the Vergennes Bapti
1t society in the picnic to Providence islau
.r Thursday .... Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Lew
of Boston are visiting Mrs. Anna Sanfor
the aged mother of Mrs. Lewis in Cor
wall.
Miss En1p,a Diarna of naC NIo,,o. J,,.